Tacamahac vs Hackmatack – What’s the difference?

Tacamahac vs Hackmatack - What's the difference?
Tacamahac is a synonym of hackmatack. As nouns the difference between tacamahac and hackmatack is that tacamahac is a bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical american trees of the genus or from the (balsam poplar) while hackmatack is a larch, a tree of the species (taxlink).

tacamahac

Alternative forms

* tacamahaca

Noun

(en noun )

  • A bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical American trees of the genus or from the (balsam poplar).
  • Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar or (balm of Gilead) ().
  • Synonyms

    * (the balsam poplar) hackmatack, tamarack

    References


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    hackmatack

    English

    Noun

    (en noun )

  • A larch, a tree of the species (taxlink).
  • A , a tree of the species (taxlink).
  • Synonyms

    * (larch) tamarack, tacamahac

    Quotations

    * 1867 , Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1866 , page 483:
    *: The hackmatack is remarkable for having a principle root, which sometimes equals in size the trunk to which it belongs.

    References